Hip Hop Homage, the Art of Eklipz Aug 13, 2010

 

 

 

 

This exhibition is a showcase of 50 paintings of some of Hip Hop's Icons and has been a 2 year undertaking. The finished paintings were then scanned and laid out in book form with a first run of a 1000 copies. This 9" X 12" art book is a self published piece of history that will be sure to impress all hip ...hop enthusiasts. The sound scape for the reception will be provided by D.J Realistic a Steel City Hip Hop ambassador for years, and D.T.S. of the C.I.U.T Masterplan show Canada's longest running Hip Hop radio show. If you've seen Eklipz' work in the past, or have never witnessed any of his visual arts, this is a must see exhibition combining his Love for Hip Hop and his Love for Painting. Join us August 13th inside the You Me Gallery at 330 James St. N. Hamilton as we pay Hip Hop
Homage!!! See You There.

8 hours and 45 seconds!!!!!

When talking about pioneers the name D.O. (defy the odds) should be mentioned. Back in 2003 my man set the Guinness World Record for the World's Longest Freestyle. At the Markham fairgrounds, outdoor nonetheless, D.O. ripped it for 8 hours and 45 seconds! For those young cats that be spitting practiced freestyles take notes. If you check the video, D.O. is rhyming about people passing by and whatever comes to his mind. Rather than trying to be the 'king of his city' my man took on the world, grabbing the guinness record. This was nothing new for a cat who was eating emcees at the Source Unsigned Hype competition in Detroit years ago. Today, D.O. is rockin' crowds alongside Slakah the Beatchild as the Art of Fresh duo (http://www.theartoffresh.com/).
D.O. hit me off with a copy of the Guinness plaque, it's pictured above.
Also, check D.O.'s catalogue, it is deep--> www.doyall.com.